OneLife - Spirit, Sound & Silence Retreat
2017-07-22 09:30 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Holy Redeemer Center, 8945 Golf Links Road, Oakland, CA, 94605, United States
Join us for a special day of healing and renewal surrounded by the beauty of nature!
Facilitated by Rev. Liza Rankow, with live music by Destiny Muhammad, our beloved ‘Harpist from the Hood.’ Come enjoy a labyrinth walk, guided visioning process, healing meditation, opportunities for community sharing, and times of deep silence. We are particularly committed to supporting the sustainability of activists, organizers, artists, caregivers, educators, justice-makers, and others working to lift up our communities. Sliding scale tuition with scholarships available.

Replenish your soul in the gentle power of intentional silence
Open to inner wisdom through a guided visioning process
Walk the meditation labyrinth
Savor the healing properties of sound and music
Share in sacred community

We are particularly committed to supporting the sustainability of activists, organizers, artists, caregivers, educators, justice-makers, and others working to lift up our communities.
For additional details visit: http://www.onelifeinstitute.org/retreats.html

58th & Telegraph Block Party Worship
2017-07-23 10:30 - 14:00 | Memorial Tabernacle Church, 5801 Racine Street, Oakland, CA, United States
The 4th Sundays in July, August, and September Memorial Tabernacle Church is bringing the community together to be encouraged, fellowship, share with each other, and receive resource information. Resources available at our Block Party Worship include:

Music for the Soul
Prayer Submission and Prayer Booth
Words of Encouragement
1-on-1 Counseling Support for those who are Dealing with Life (Lack of Secure Housing, Hunger, Unhappiness, Weaknesses in the Body, Financial Struggles, etc)
City of Oakland Aging and Adult Services Department
Health Resources and Nurses on-site
Youth Literacy Support and Free Books
Youth Going Green Recycling Program
Other Community Partners, Counselors, Businesses, & Services

It is time to come together as a community. There is too much division amongst those who consider themselves to be neighbors. Bring your love, generosity, positivity, and pledge to “Stand with Memorial Tabernacle Church in Support Community Unity, Impact, & Love!”
It is also Pastor Ulysses’ Stephen King’s birthday, and he asks for you to show your love for him by your presence and inviting others to be a part. Let’s honor that! If you have a brown MTC shirt, please wear it Sunday.
We are doing a new thing at MTC during our Summer Rains!

Free Recycling & E-Waste Drive
2017-07-26 08:00 - 2017-08-04 20:30 | Memorial Tabernacle Church, 5801 Racine Street, Oakland, CA, United States
Funds from the donations will be used to support a local back-to-school drive!
This drive is sponsored by Youth Going Green, a recycling program created and managed by young people at Memorial Tabernacle Church with a mission for young people to inspire, educate, and promote Recycling and Waste Reduction in the North Oakland Community! For more about YGG, visit yggrecycling.weebly.com.

Sexual Assault on College Campus Forum
2017-07-29 10:00 - 13:30 | Solano Events Center, 601 Texas Street, Fairfield, CA, 94533, United States
The Sexual Assault on College Campus Forum is for young adults and their parents. We will be hosting a free screening of the Emmy Nominated film The Hunting Ground followed by a breakout session and a panel discussion. Our goal is to inform, educate, and empower both young adults and their parents.
https://vimeo.com/226579907
*Register early as space is limited.
Click here to register

31st Annual Berkeley Kite Festival & West Coast Kite Championships
2017-07-29 10:00 - 18:00 | Cesar E. Chavez Park @ Berkeley Marina, 11 Spinnaker Way, Berkeley, CA, 94710, United States
Kites aren’t just for kids any more. Experience the excitement and artistry of modern kite flying. You’ll find something for everyone at the Berkeley Kite Festival. From the Giant Creature Kites as big as houses, to the free Kite Making and Candy Drop for kids, you don’t want to miss this year’s Annual Berkeley Kite Festival.
HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES:

Free Kite Making, 11:00-1:00
Free Candy Drops, 2:30
Free Kite Flying Lessons, 11:00-4:00
Free Rokkaku Battle

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:

Worlds Largest Octopus Kite
Humongous Kites: Bigger than a house and longer than a train!
Team Kite Ballet
The Berkeley Kite Wranglers & Friends
West Coast Kite Championship competition presented by BASKL
20,000 sq. ft. of Giant Creature Kites from New Zealand!
Taiko Drummers
Japanese-Style Rokkaku Kite Battle for the Skies
Giant Kite Sales Tent
Manufacturers’ Demonstrations
Free Kite Making, Kite Flying Lessons and Candy Drop!
Great Food & Music!
Arts & Crafts Booths
Sunday Evening Dinner Cruise on the Empress Hornblower Dining Yacht

Reaching To Teach: Sunday School
2017-07-30 09:15 - 10:15 | Memorial Tabernacle Church, 5801 Racine Street, Oakland, CA, United States
Christian Education for all! Reaching to Teach! Teaching to Change!
Join the class every Sunday at 9:15AM! Bibles are available for those who do not have one! All are welcome!

Worship & Flow - Open Mic and Showcase
2017-07-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, 684 Juliga Woods Street, Richmond, CA, 94804, United States
Join the Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church – Youth & Young Adult Ministry for ‘Worship & Flow’ an open mic and showcase event featuring:
Spoken Word Poet, Jermaine Hughes
Singer, Chastity Hinson
Singing Group, Steven Green & The Lifeline!

This is an amazing group of some of Oakland & Richmond’s finest! Don’t miss it!

What Do You Have To Lose? The Impact of Trump on African Americans
2017-08-02 18:00 - 20:30 | Castlemont High School – The Phillip Reeder Performing Arts Center, 8601 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94605, United States
Join Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Marc Morial, former Mayor of New Orleans and President of the National Urban League, for an important conversation on our community’s resistance & resilience. Don’t miss this timely discussion on the Trump Administration’s policies and their impact on the African American community, both nationally and here in the East Bay.
President Trump & his Administration are actively undermining progress for the African Americans by elevating white nationalists, crippling civil rights protections and eroding lifelines for families, including health care, child care and nutrition assistance.
Tickets are free, but registration is required. http://bit.ly/2uKH7WL

Movie Night at the Tabernacle
2017-08-04 17:30 - 20:30 | Memorial Tabernacle Church, 5801 Racine Street, Oakland, CA, United States
Join us for Movie Night at the Tabernacle during the summer months! We will greet you at 5:30PM, and the movie will start at 6:00PM. Bring snacks to share and lawn chairs or blankets to sit on if you feel so! Chairs will be provided for those who just want to show up! We can’t wait to see you. Movie to be decided by the Thursday before!
If you have any questions, please email grow@memorialtabernacle.org.

Breakfast in Bed: Feeding Those Who Are Hungry
2017-08-12 06:30 - 10:00 | Memorial Tabernacle Church, 5801 Racine Street, Oakland, CA, United States
We are grateful to Sister Joycelyn and her organization Manna From Heaven for the invitation to support her feeding ministry.On 2nd Saturdays, join Memorial Tabernacle Church as we will go out into the community and feed those who are hungry hot coffee, pastries and a bag lunch! Come out and support.
Meeting location on second Saturdays: Memorial Tabernacle Fellowship Hall (5801 Racine Street, corner of 58th St and Telegraph Ave, Oakland). For questions, please email grow@memorialtabernacle.org.See the schedule of activities below.
6:30 – 8:00 AM Preparing lunch bags
8:00 – 9:30 AM Three crews will go out into the community and feed those who are hungry. Locations: People’s Park, Driver Park, St. Andrew’s Plaza area, Along Shattuck Avenue, 34th/San Pablo, and where needed
9:30 AM Clean-up and Pray out!
VOLUNTEER ::
Let us know when you will be able to support: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1EGwv4qOlSE_IS0yLnrBGAwD5NGNl5jGbFGvqOeNIBTc/
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Would you like to donate items? Please view the ministry information document at https://goo.gl/XVqscd.

18th Annual Laurel Street Fair
2017-08-12 11:00 - 19:00 | CA
The Laurel Street Fair is proud to be celebrating our 18th year of maintaining an admission free, outdoor festival that is open to all! 2017 proves to be our biggest year yet; featuring several blocks of locally made accessories and crafts, fantastic visual & performance artists, free community yoga, an engaging children’s carnival & petting zoo, a mouth-watering collection of local chefs & pop-up kitchens, California Beer Society’s Laurel Biergarten and, of course, a musical line up that honors Oakland’s exceptionally beautiful & diverse population. Join us for an afternoon of celebrating one of Oakland’s most unique and thriving neighborhoods, our beloved Laurel District!
FEATURING:
Chinyakare Ensemble | Andre Thierry | Debajo Del Agua | SambaFunk! feat Funkternal | Roots of Rhythm | Oakland Youth Poets | Prescott Circus | Halau Makana | Taller Bombalele | DJ heyLove* | Elika Aird | Peter Anastos | JuanLove | DJ Riddm and MORE!

World Class Music | DJ’s | Community Yoga | Artisan Vendors
Biergarten & Libations | Children’s Carnival | Petting Zoo | Food Trucks | ♥
INFO: http://www.laurelstreetfair.com/

Preserve, Improve, and Expand Social Security Rally
2017-08-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA, United States
Social Security is alive and well now, but just like Medicaid and Medicare, Social Security is under attack. We must defend it. Join us on Social Security’s 82 birthday to celebrate it, and re-dedicate ourselves to defend and improve Social Security and all these vital programs.
Monday, August 14, 12 Noon, in Oakland’s Frank Ogawa Plaza
Broadway and 14th St, 12th St BART Station.
Rally and Two-Block March to Federal Building
Confirmed Speakers to date:

Alex Lawson: Executive Director, Social Security Works
Norman Solomon: Author, Columnist, Activist

Over its 82 years, Social Security has provided income and dignity for hundreds of millions of retirees and people with disabilities, their spouses and children, and for deceased workers’ spouses and children. For two thirds of seniors, it’s over half their income. Half of women and people with disabilities would be in poverty without Social Security. Almost 10% of children get it. We will NOT go back to the days of workhouses!
Social Security is the nation’s most effective anti-poverty program, yet it is entirely funded by we who work for a living, through FICA deductions from our paychecks, and by our employers. Not a cent comes from the government. In fact, our $2.8 Trillion Social Security Trust Fund is invested in loans to help the government run. Those loans must be repaid to Social Security. It’s our program, our money! Our past, our future!
For years, the same corporate and financial vultures who eliminated defined-benefit employee pensions have also tried to destroy Social Security. Their hedge-fund crooks like Peter Peterson put out fake studies to undermine people’s faith in Social Security. Their official Commissions, like Bowles/Simpson recommend: Raising the Retirement age. Cutting benefits and cost-of-living increases. Worst of all, turning Social Security into private individual accounts for each recipient, invested in risky Wall Street stock market accounts with expensive management fees. Instead of having a unified program of collectively-guaranteed economic security for everyone, we’d be individuals at the mercy of Wall Street’s insider trading and boom-and-bust whims.
Now, the Trump administration wants to eliminate the payroll tax, which is the financial foundation of Social Security. And Trump’s 2018 budget calls for $64 Billion in cuts over the next ten years to Social Security Disability Insurance, an integral part of Social Security. Most of these “savings” would come from reduced future enrollment because of new work requirements.
We have a different plan: Scrap the $127,000 cap and make the rich pay Social Security tax on all their income. Raise benefits to cover actual cost of living and disappearing pensions. Enact a realistic cost-of-living formula. Provide benefits for time caring for young children. Restore student benefits for children of deceased or disabled covered parents.
We must remember that our parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents won Social Security in the mid-1930s, the depths of the Great Depression, when everything looked stacked against us. Social Security must be preserved, improved, and expanded. In the 1930s, Roosevelt said “Make me do it!” We did. We can do it again. We must do it again!
California Alliance for Retired Americans, 510-663-4086,
600 Grand Ave, Rm 410, Oakland CA, 94610, californiaalliance.org
Facebook Event Link

Bay Cities BMU: Youth-A-Rama
2017-08-19 18:30 - 22:00 | Grace Baptist Church, 705 98th Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States
Ashley Cooper, Choir Director
Jayvyn Williams, Music Director
Pastor Reginald B. Easterling, Advisor
Pastor Joe. L. Smith, President – Bay Cities BMU

Dr. C.L. Hopkins, Host Pastor
http://gracebaptistchurchbayarea.org

Youth Going Green Meet-up
2017-08-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Memorial Tabernacle Church, 5801 Racine Street, Oakland, CA, United States
Youth Going Green aims to reach 1000 young people before the end of the year to expose them to recycling and waste reduction and invite them to become members of our national known youth recycling program.

Can Crushers will have an opportunity to:

Reduce their carbon footprint
Make treasures out of their trash learning about small business, entrepreneurship, & financial literacy
Learn how recycling and waste reduction are STEM
Hear from industry experts
Attend tours and site visit at local industry partners

Become a Can Crusher in a national known youth recycling program! Bring your recyclables to each meet-up! Visit yggrecycling.weebly.com or email ygg@memorialtabernacle.org.

Where Do We Go From Here? A Conversation with Attorney John L. Burris
2017-08-23 17:00 - 19:30 | CA
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? A conversation with Attorney John L. Burris, moderated by Renee Kemp
Protecting OUR Civil Rights: Extremism, Hate Speech, Voting Rights, Disenfranchisement, Police Brutality and Anti-Colin Kaepernick sentiments:
This event is FREE with limited seating. RSVP required
Acclaimed Civil Rights Attorney John L. Burris is the featured subject of a moderated discussion to illuminate the weight of injustice in this current climate of civil and racial unrest. Following a two-term US presidency of the first African American to hold the office—today–it appears many want to return to the era of Jim Crow segregation.
John L. Burris has practiced law for more than 40 years. He is primarily known for his work in the areas of Civil Rights with an emphasis on police misconduct excessive force cases raising federal questions under Federal Code Section 1983. Proceeds benefit The Chicago Reporter, a nonprofit entity, founded more than 40 years ago to be a watchdog for racial and economic justice.
“Racial peace and progress are more than moral ideals today,” co-editors John A. McDermott and Lillian Calhoun wrote in July 1972. “They are matters of profound self-interest to every person and institution in this community.”
A nonprofit media entity, The Chicago Reporter, was founded on the heels of The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. TODAY, it is a steady voice reporting on the impact of race and poverty on vulnerable communities.
This important work must continue—YOUR SUPPORT IS CRITICAL. Donations to The Chicago Reporter are requested
RSVP by Aug. 19th
Sandra Varner-VarnerPR
varnerpr@sbcglobal.net
510-910-5652

Providence Baptist Church - 'REFRESH' Music & Arts Workshop
2017-08-23 19:00 - 22:00 | Providence Baptist Church, 314 S. 12th Street, Richmond, CA, United States
Join the Providence Baptist Church for their 2017 Music & Arts Workshop. Gain tools to perfect musical excellence in worship at the church where you serve, and resources to help grow your service – that will aid your pastor in winning souls and bringing people into the presence of the Lord to build healthy churches.
Guest Clinicians:

Adam Rodgers, Music Ministry
Roland Byrd, Mime Ministry
Carlisa James, Praise Dance Ministry
Juana Thomas, Praise Dance Ministry

$10 Click Here to Register Online
Bishop A.L. Cobbs, Jr – Senior Pastor

Donald Hayes Performs Live at Yoshi's Oakland
2017-08-23 20:00 - 21:30 | Yoshi’s Oakland, 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA, United States
After working behind so many talented artists, Donald Hayes has stepped from the background, recording his first solo project aptly titled, Front Ground.
He will be performing song from his new CD including his new hit single “Georgy Porgy” with an all star cast of musicians & guest artist live @ Yoshi’s Oakland. A Show Not to Miss!
Tickets: $23 | Purchase Online

Jonathan McReynolds "Life Room" Concert Series - San Francisco
2017-08-25 20:00 - 21:30 | San Francisco Christian Center, 5845 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, 94112, United States
Join Jonathan McReynolds for the Life Room concert series as he performs new music and old classics.
San Francisco Special Guests:

Lena Byrd-Miles
C. West

Doors – 7:00pm // Start – 8:00pm
Group Tickets Available by Request: Info@KingdomPromo.Net
Purchase Tickets: https://www.kingdomtickets.com/liferoom-sf

Educational Advocacy for the Advanced Placement of Students
2017-08-26 10:00 - 15:00 | Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 1124 Adeline Street, Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
PARENTS: Come out and get information on how to help your child succeed in school. Learn tips, and techniques that will enable you to advocate for your child and aid your child to be their own advocate in their education.
Topics to be covered:

College Planning
Special Needs Education
Why AP Courses?
Parental Involvement
Teacher Assessment Need
Student Self Advocacy
Standardized Testing Flaws and more.

Lunch will be served for those who RSVP
RSVP by August 18, 2017 to [510] 439-1899 or eaapsinfo@gmail.com

Providence Baptist Church - Summer Revival with Dr. Leroy Elliott Sr.
2017-08-27 11:00 - 13:00 | Providence Baptist Church, 314 S. 12th Street, Richmond, CA, United States
Join the Providence Baptist Church family for their 2017 Summer Revival, with guest revivalist Dr. Leroy Elliott, Sr.
Theme: REFRESH
11AM & 3PM
Bishop A.L. Cobbs, Jr. – Host Pastor
http://www.myprovidencebc.org/

Back to Holiness Convocation
2017-08-27 19:30 - 22:30 | Bethlehem Temple Word of Faith Apostolic Church, 1521 Derby Street, Berkeley, CA, 94703, United States
Join the Bethlehem Temple Word of Faith Apostolic Church family for the 2017 Back to Holiness Convocation.
Theme: “Putting on the Whole Armor of God” (Ephesians 6:10-18).
Featuring:

Bishop J. Drew Sheard
Bishop J.W. Macklin
Bishop Liston Page

Conversation Speakers (6:30pm Nightly)

Pastor Jabari Corgile
Pastor Bessie Corgile
Pastor James Edwards
Minister Lakita Long

Musical Guest Artists:

Minister Duane Lynn
Minister Johnathan Johnson
Minister K.Ross

At Midnight...The Urgency To Pray
2017-09-08 20:00 - 2017-09-09 00:00 | Memorial Tabernacle Church, 5801 Racine Street, Oakland, CA, United States
On behalf of Sister Sharon Irving, your presence is requested at our
Prayer Shut-ins: The Earthquake At Midnight
Fridays, 8PM to Saturday, 12AM | Dates: September 8 & September 15
Scripture Reference: Acts 16:25-34
An evening of prayer.
An evening of restoration.
An evening of release so we prepare to go!
During our prayer shut- in, the women under the leadership of Sis Sharon Irving will grow closer to God by understanding the importance, significance, and necessity of prayer. All are welcome including the men. We ask men of faith to cover the women in prayer and pray along with them in the main sanctuary.

You are encouraged to bring:
– Your bible,
– Notepad,
– Kneeling pillow or blanket,
– Inspirational music, and
– Your heart to grow closer to the Lord
Let’s get excited about the transformation God is doing in the heart’s of believers in our communities and churches. If you have any questions, please contact Sister Sharon at sharonirving7@gmail.com or 510-938-7473 or call the church office.

Breakfast in Bed: Feeding the Hungry
2017-09-09 06:30 - 22:00 | Memorial Tabernacle Church, 5801 Racine Street, Oakland, CA, United States
In partnership with Manna From Heaven, Memorial Tabernacle Church goes into the community to feed the homeless every 2nd Saturday. Such a joy to meet the needs of our community members, our neighbors. Save-the-date for our future outreach opportunities each second Saturday 6:30-9:30 AM. We prepare meals 6:30-8 AM and distribute the meals 8-9:30 AM. Register below to support.
Meeting location on second Saturdays: Memorial Tabernacle Fellowship Hall (5801 Racine Street, corner of 58th St and Telegraph Ave, Oakland). For questions, please email grow@memorialtabernacle.org.

Bay Area Gratitude Gathering Honoring Joel Smith
2017-09-09 16:30 - 21:00 | Love Center Ministries, 10440 International Blvd, Oakland, CA, United States
To our valued music supporters we want to thank you for your love, commitment and financial contributions for our music, live recordings, events, concerts and more. To show our appreciation we invite you to be our special guest at the Gratitude Gathering Celebration. Our special honoree for the evening will be the Legendary Musician Extraordinaire – Joel Smith.
Saturday, September 9, 2017 | 4:30pm (doors Open at 4pm)

92 Years of God’s Favor: MTC’s Anniversary Celebration
2017-09-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Memorial Tabernacle Church, 5801 Racine Street, Oakland, CA, United States
Celebrating 92 Years of Excellence in Ministry, Impact, & Service | September 14 – 17, 2017
Our theme is “Standing Strong: Looking Forward” (Joshua 1:9).

》Anniversary Kick-off: MTC Garden Dedication | Thursday, Sept 14, 6PM-8PM
》Prayer Shut-in: Anticipating the Transformation By God in the Hearts in Our Communities and Churches | Friday, Sept 15, 8PM-12AM
》80th Birthday Memorial Celebration in Memory of Deacon Solomon Wortz, Jr. | Saturday, Sept 16, 2PM-5PM
》Anniversary Celebration Worship Service | Sunday, Sept 17, 10:30AM

Join Pastor Ulysses Stephen King, Jr. and the MTC Family for Memorial Tabernacle Church’s 92nd Anniversary Celebration Worship Service Sunday, September 17 at 10:30AM! We are honored to have CHSC’s own Pastor James E. Williams, Jr. of Morning Star CHSC minister a mighty word from the Lord.

BWOPA/TILE DWJ Fellows Let's Talk
2017-09-14 18:00 - 21:00 | Red Door Catering Studio, 2925 Adeline Street, Emeryville, CA, 94608, United States
The BWOPA/TILE DWJ Fellows Let’s Talk is an issue forum providing solutions to a unique set of social challenges faced by the African American community, as well as other communities of color.

Infant Mortality
Economic Empowerment
Sex Trafficking
Prisoner Re-Entry
Education Reform

Come hear Black Women Organized for Political Action and the Training Institute for Leadership Enrichment DWJ Policy Fellows share their solutions for evoking positive change to a unique set of social issues and challenges faced by communities of color.

Nikki Thomas, Mistress of Ceremonies
Dr. Fatima Alleyne
Danielle Bellino
Nicole Henderson
Danielle Motley
Chasitie Neal
Daisy Ozim
Simone Thelemaque
Tyffanie Wedding

Register Online: bwopatiledwjtalk.eventbrite.com

Mann Family World Tour - Starring David And Tamela Mann
2017-09-16 19:00 - 21:30 | Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Don’t miss the Mann Family World Tour coming to Oakland’s Paramount Theatre, September 16th featuring Grammy Award winning Tamela Mann in concert along with her husband, David Mann for his highly acclaimed comedy show all in ONE NIGHT! See David Jr & Tia also, this will be a night of laughter and praise!
On Sale Now: http://bit.ly/2vGGbCd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uospxaHa4W8

Allen Temple Baptist Church - Ushers, Nurses, First Responders and Welcoming Ministries Annual Day
2017-09-17 15:00 - 18:00 | Allen Temple Baptist Church, 8501 International Blvd, Oakland, CA, United States
On Sunday, September 17 at 3pm, join the Allen Temple Ushers, Nurses, First Responders and Welcome Ministries and their colleagues in ministry from across Northern California for their 73rd Annual Day Worship Service! Join us in giving great praise to God for their faithful service through praise, worship, song, the grand march and the Preached Word by Pastor Danté R. Quick of the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church of Vallejo!
Don’t miss this afternoon of high praise, worship and celebration!
www.allen-temple.org

Tim Wise on White Privilege: Uprooting Racism, Privilege and Institutional Inequity Organizer
2017-09-19 09:00 - 12:30 | First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison Street, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Lincoln Training Institute is excited to announce that Tim Wise, prominent anti-racist essayist and educator, will provide an opportunity to examine what it means to be white in a nation created for the benefit of those who are “white like him,” and how privilege seeps into every institutional arrangement, from education to employment to the justice system.
Tim Wise, whom scholar and philosopher Cornel West calls, “A vanilla brother in the tradition of (abolitionist) John Brown,” is among the nation’s most prominent anti-racist essayists and educators. He has spent the past 25 years speaking to audiences in all 50 states, on over 1000 college and high school campuses, at hundreds of professional and academic conferences, and to community groups across the nation. He has also lectured internationally in Canada and Bermuda, and has trained corporate, government, law enforcement and medical industry professionals on methods for dismantling racism in their institutions.
Wise’s antiracism work traces back to his days as a college activist in the 1980s, fighting for divestment from (and economic sanctions against) apartheid South Africa. After graduation, he threw himself into social justice efforts full-time, as a Youth Coordinator and Associate Director of the Louisiana Coalition Against Racism and Nazism: the largest of the many groups organized in the early 1990s to defeat the political candidacies of white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.
From there, he became a community organizer in New Orleans’ public housing, and a policy analyst for a children’s advocacy group focused on combating poverty and economic inequity. He has served as an adjunct professor at the Smith College School of Social Work, in Northampton, MA., and from 1999-2003 was an advisor to the Fisk University Race Relations Institute in Nashville, TN.
Wise is the author of seven books, including his highly-acclaimed memoir, White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son, as well as Dear White America: Letter to a New Minority, and his latest, Under the Affluence: Shaming the Poor, Praising the Rich and Sacrificing the Future of America. He has contributed chapters or essays to over 25 additional books and his writings are taught in colleges and universities across the nation. His essays have appeared on Alternet, Salon, Huffington Post, Counterpunch, Black Commentator, BK Nation, Z Magazine and The Root, which recently named Wise one of the “8 Wokest White People We Know.”

Tickets available $35-60, http://bit.ly/2xEVhJr
Lincoln Training Institute: http://lincolnfamilies.org/

Warriors for Peace in Oakland Awards
2017-09-23 16:00 - 18:00 | The Vine Sanctuary, 1125 West St, Oakland, CA, 94607, United States
Soldiers Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE Oakland) hosts the 3rd Annual Warriors for Peace Award honoring those who are working to reduce violence, for social justice and to make a difference in the lives of the youth of our community.
This year we are excited to honor the following:

Akil Truso
Dr. Joe Marshall
Rashida Grinage
Bishop JE Watkins
Daryle Allums
Brenda Grisham
Lisa McCockran
In Memoriam Award to Treyvon Godfrey and Deante Miller.

Tickets are $10.00 and are on sale now at:
http://tinyurl.com/PeaceAwards17
